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Surname
STEVENSON
Forename
William James
Day
04
Month
12
Year
1911
Age
40
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Birley, East
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Sheffield Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Woodhouse
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
Three men were engaged in a new gate in resetting a bar which had fallen out, when a fall of reef occurred at the junction. The legs of the bars supporting the roof were knocked out and deceased was struck by a stone which had been resting on the bars. The other two men were injured.